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Definition of assisted suicide in English:

assisted suicide

noun

[mass noun]Suicide effected with the assistance of another person, especially the taking of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for the purpose by a patient suffering from a terminal illness or incurable condition:

‘lawyers sought clarification regarding the position of health care professionals in cases of assisted suicide’

[count noun]‘rather than endure the slow, unrelenting progress of the illness, she has chosen an assisted suicide in Zurich’

‘Suicide and attempted suicide are no longer crimes in Australia, but voluntary euthanasia or assisted suicide is illegal.’

‘Several polls on euthanasia and assisted suicide have been conducted among physicians.’

‘What happens to autonomy and compassion when assisted suicide and euthanasia are legally practiced?’